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Review of The Dinner (2017)

By Alan W (854) on 28 May 2017

Richard Gere and Steve Coogan are brothers (a sentence I thought I would never write), one is a gubernatorial candidate and the other a seemingly…

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Review of Dough (2015)

By Alan W (854) on 23 May 2017

Saw a working cut back in June 2014 and this was my review back then…

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Review of Miss Sloane (2016)

By Alan W (854) on 19 May 2017

Miss Sloane, played with captivating presence by Jessica Chastain who is definitely the best thing in this film, is a conviction-lobbyist working…

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Review of Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)

By Alan W (854) on 17 May 2017

Jesus H., will they ever shut up…

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Review of Their Finest (2017)

By Alan W (854) on 09 May 2017

I couldn't get into this at all. The cast is great, I enjoyed the costumes and it was good to look at but overall it did absolutely nothing for me…

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Review of Raw (2017)

By Alan W (854) on 03 May 2017

Horror films do not fare well against pre-release hype as the most effective horror is the one that creeps up on you unsuspectingly and a pre-warned…

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Review of The Circle (2017)

By Alan W (854) on 29 Apr 2017

As slick and shiny as this ?cyber thriller? looks, it is sadly closer to a half-baked episode of Black Mirror that doesn…

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Review of Christiane F. (1981)

By Alan W (854) on 24 Apr 2017

Early 80's film about the heroin addicted youth in Berlin. We follow Christiane, a fourteen year old girl that seem both smart and popular…

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Review of Ghost in the Shell (2017)

By Alan W (854) on 17 Apr 2017

Perhaps it is because not being a fan I do not consider the original Anime sacred texts or perhaps I just get such a kick out of seeing Hong…

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Review of Free Fire (2017)

By Alan W (854) on 17 Apr 2017

The set up is economical and enticing: Tarantino-esque (though closer to The Hateful Eight than Reservoir Dogs) with a British sense of humour;…

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Review of Life (2017)

By Alan W (854) on 02 Apr 2017

Poor story, a lot of cliches but with a great twist ending…

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Review of Personal Shopper (2016)

By Alan W (854) on 01 Apr 2017

Worst movie I've ever seen. This is literally the only movie where I felt like asking the box office for my money back…

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Review of T2 Trainspotting (2017)

By Alan W (854) on 28 Feb 2017

20 years later in this T2, we find Danny Boyle, Ewan McGregor and the rest of the cast in fine nostalgic and reflective form…

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Review of 20th Century Women (2016)

By Alan W (854) on 25 Feb 2017

Two observations I'd make after watching this film: one is I am so impressed with the generally high quality of films in this year's Oscars;…

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Review of Fences (2016)

By Alan W (854) on 23 Feb 2017

What betrays the film's theatrical roots is not only the up-close camerawork or the confinement of nearly the whole film in and around a backyard…

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Review of Toni Erdmann (2016)

By Alan W (854) on 20 Feb 2017

Where do I begin with this film…

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Review of Elle (2016)

By Alan W (854) on 13 Feb 2017

There's so much to unpack in this mysterious, morally askew and challenging film…

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Review of Loving (2016)

By Alan W (854) on 08 Feb 2017

The social inequality dramas that are often released around awards season can often be over-acted, overly directed and lacking in nuance…

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Review of Jackie (2016)

By Alan W (854) on 04 Feb 2017

If you have the chance to see this movie do. Incredibly affecting…

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Review of Rosetta (1999)

By Alan W (854) on 01 Feb 2017

A beautifully made film about absolute, never-ending misery…

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